Hundreds of revellers danced and marched through the streets of #Athens on Saturday, wearing large fake penises to celebrate ‘#Phallephoria’, a festivity which honours the Ancient Greek god of Dionysus. The participants dressed up in masks and costumes inspired by Ancient #Greece, with some having fake penises strapped to their bodies.
Footage shows Dionysus devotees waving phallic objects and dancing around a large red penis before carrying it though the city.

European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici puts pressure on Greece to carry out all the reforms to which it had committed itself to its creditors, Europeans and the IMF, by 11 March. SOUNDBITE of Moscovici

Supporters of the Greek extreme-right, anti-immigrant party Golden Dawn on Saturday marched in Athens to mark the 23rd anniversary of the 1996 Imia crisis that brought Greece and Turkey to the brink of war.
Party supporters held torches, waved Greek and party flags and shouted slogans against “traitor politicians.”

A long-running row between Greece and the UK is bacck in the headlines. It’s over the rightful owner of ancient artifacts known as the Elgin Marbles. The director of London’s British Museum, where they’re on display, has infuriated Athens by ruling out their long-term return saying that taking the marbles from Greece was a creative act.

Greek lawmakers vote on landmark name change deal with neighbouring Macedonia. Since 1991, Athens has objected to its neighbour being called Macedonia because Greece has a northern province of the same name. IMAGES

Greek security forces used tear gas to disperse large crowds demonstrating in central Athens against a deal to normalize relations with Macedonia.

Police said more than 2,000 protesters gathered outside parliament in the Greek capital, as lawmakers debated the agreement which would end the 27-year-long dispute, with Macedonia renaming itself North Macedonia and Greece lifting objections to the country joining NATO.

#Clashes broke out in Athens outside the parliament building on Sunday, against a deal between #Greece and its neighbour #Macedonia – to rename the country and in turn allow its accession to NATO. 7 people have been arrested during clashes with police in Greece, as 60 thousand protesters rallied in the capital. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9mnw